Shannon Group staff to embark on epic 787km charity cycle to Ireland’s four main airports

Wednesday 21
August 2019: Shannon Group staff are going quite the
distance – all 787km – as they seek to
raise €20,000 for their designated charity programme.

This will bring
to a staggering €300,000 the
amount raised for deserving charities by Shannon Group staff over the past
five years.

Shannon Group
employees from Shannon Airport, Niall Maloney, Loretto Duggan,
Pat O’Brien and Joe Noonan, will be in top gear as
they take on the mammoth cycle all aimed at raising funds for charity. This
will happen with the support of corporate sponsors Flynn and Daifuku
Airport Technologies. Donations from supporters and the
public can be made through their Go Fund Me page https://www.gofundme.com/shannon-airport-charity-cycle

The Shannon Group
event will see cyclists cover almost 200kmper day in a
relay challenge across four days in a loop that will start at
Shannon Airport and take in Ireland West, Dublin, and Cork airports.

Beginning on
Monday, September 9th at Shannon
Airport the group will set off at 8.30am for Strokestown,
Co Roscommon and from there to Ireland West Airport Knock.

Day
two, Tuesday September 10th, will see the
cyclists head off for Dublin. Day three then sees the group head south to
Cork where they will stop in Fermoy overnight before resuming again early
on the final day, September 12th and heading to Cork Airport
before they finish the arduous 787km cycle by heading all the way back to
Shannon.

Congratulating
staff on the initiative Mary Considine, Acting CEO, Shannon Group said:
“This is a huge undertaking for even elite athletes and it is a great example
of the commitment and generosity of our staff towards our
designated charity programme.

“Our staff have
taken on big tasks before and put in huge effort for charities but this is at a
different level. Everyone here is full of admiration for the four
individuals involved and we are appealing for people to support them
in this epic fundraiser for two very worthy charities, Irish
Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch.”

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